New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-09
SUFFERING CREEK IMMIGRANTS.
CIAMOEING TO RI SENT BACK TO THEIR NATIVE
Np-pIsArPOISTED ~ AMERICA

CTAMOEING TO RI SENT BACK TO THEIR NAliNh
IANp-pIsArroISTED ~ AMERICA.
william H. Moi,.t. tho United states oonsui at
tihcas, has sont report to tho state Department
taxing that within tho last few weeks many apIi-
alton, have been mado to him for transportation to
America riuuor having boon spread abroad III
Greece that thcro was a great demand for Greek
l.iorcrs here that money TO be had in abundance
and that tho American Government would furnish
interpretation
d. y. Botas.i, the Con-ulGcncral II Greece in this
city In speaking Of the matter recently sad That four
or fve year, ago few Greeks came b. this country
from the province of sparta sono Of them learning
that the American propo were fonI VI sweets, or
cagcl IN tho manufacture Of Creek cOnircuOuc -.
The candies they manufactured found ready market
and In q short time they D'stn T. make c'"7ih'IADo
money Then they began to sriI email sums VI money
back 10 Greece, and that turned tho heads 81 th'r
countrymcn From that tiue on. there his been a
small but ,icaty low OF lmmg grant, FROM Greece, most
VI whom cngai In the m,nufaoture OF confectionery
ne result II m la, been Tat hrr who first 'aWc herr
finding Tie work no bnscr probable and not bchs
shilcI ia any labor or profession, have oHeoHh'er'd
eroit a. u Ih-cry.
some Of them have found their way 10 the coal fields
OF rcnu-y is ANA, wcro they are now employ co. Dut
more Of them preferred remain Ia tho large clc@
especially Ncw-lo rh. Mr.. Botas~ recently sent a
report Of tho suliclng- OF these men 10 his gov
crimcut, with view Of checking the immigration
a, much a, possible, upon the receipt vi when mo
Greek Government instructed tho projects OF provinces
to urge the people to remain ut homo But al
these effort, lave been In vain. The word America,
TO tho Inhabitants Of that part Of Greece, especially
IN tho LcNint. means "CulifOrna Of lsI9 ana they
c,Ort 10 all OF cNpeicnt 10 reach this country
eOing so far as mortgage or sell their possessions
IA orlcr to raise money to pay their pI's1oe' only
men over and those "ho ~ro married leave th'lr
wives aud families behind 1hev no ~Ooner arrive
than they find themselves face Ia face with want
aid misery aud Of lao Mr. Botass has been bc-iesed
by his cuuntrymen daily begging him for Gods sake
10 -cnd them back t. Greece
IIc is powcrlcss aid them, however, as the Greek
Government has prov idcl funds for such purpose
and while he l. obliged Consul, To send homo snip
wrecked sailors the expense Of his Government, he
can do nothing for the poor immigrants except 10
clvc them a IA money when tlcj are actually sarF-
Ing Mr.. Bota,si says that these Immigrant make
his Ifs a burcn t. him The report Of Consul MoHcu'
he say T. absolutely correct and sensible. ON Friday
Lo .eu another letter to his Government urging mem
not only to cndcayO put stop To the uno. luhai'
imriirt.iiinn but also - lcmit MIN some iuG, WIN
which to send back the most needy OF them before
Winter sci in If this Is not done there Will be great
suffering among the poor Grcrks, VINO arc not uocu ~
tho rig nous winters Ot this country